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Emma also managed to con her GP into giving her more medication than she needed, the inquest was told.

She was later found dead by daughter Abi at her Plymouth home on June 29, 2016.

Her husband Paul May told the hearing: "She started using cocaine about two years before her death.

"I didn't really catch her red-handed until much later. She was using it often and ran up massive debts."

He added: "Her health problems were due to her drug and alcohol abuse and prescription tablets."

Emma, who was unemployed, had also racked up a £9,000 bill for her cocaine habit.

Her GP, Dr Tracey O'Leary, was quizzed at the inquest on why Emma was able to receive so much of the medication.

She told the inquest: "In the 25 years of being a doctor, I have never had someone lie to me about a family member dying to obtain a prescription. There was nothing to make me think it was not a genuine request.

"The relationship I felt I had was based on lies."

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